Interesting Facts about Bill Gates

Bill Gates' children will only inherit US$10 million each, out of his US$72 billion net worth.

Bill Gates aimed to become a millionaire by the age of 30. However, he became a billionaire at 31.

Bill Gates had no college degree.

Bill Gates was arrested in New Mexico in 1977 for jumping a red light and driving without a licence.

6 million lives were saved by Bill Gates with vaccines and better healthcare.

Bill Gates' SAT score was 1590 out of 1600.

28 billion dollars were donated by Bill Gates so far.

Bill Gates pays over US$1 million per year in property taxes for his house.

According to Bill Gates, by 2035, there will be almost no poor countries left in the world.

At a spending rate of $1 million a day, it would take Bill Gates 218 years to spend all his money.

The only thing left on Bill Gates' bucket list is not to die.

Bill Gates Sponsors a Machine That Turns Poop Into Drinking Water.

Bill Gates wrote rival Steve Jobs a letter as he was dying. He kept it by his bed.

When Steve Jobs accused Bill Gates of stealing from Apple, Gates said, "I think it's more like we both had this rich neighbor named Xerox and I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it."

During a TED talk about Malaria, Bill Gates opened a jar full of mosquitoes onstage so the audience would be able to empathize better.